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71.35
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65.79
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Good BEST PRACTICE of any state for closing scratch-off games, start removing tickets BEFORE all top level prizes claimed Maximum $5 scratch-off “Cash Value” of annuitized online jackpots on web All online prizes pari-mutuel Prizes exempt from state income tax Installing point-of-sale ticket self-checkers at all retail locations Web available in Spanish |
Bad Scratch-off “free-ticket” prize has true value less than price of game Not all levels of unclaimed prizes on web No odds statements on back of online tickets |
Good Good practice for closing scratch-off games once all top-level prizes have been claimed “Cash Value” of annuitized online jackpots on web Prizes exempt from state income tax Prize amount of scratch-offs now printed on ticket face 1 year to claim prizes Don’t use “EDUCATION” as justification |
Bad Scratch-off “free-ticket” prize worth less than price of game Only “overall odds” statement on back of scratch-offs Not all levels of unclaimed prizes on web Unclaimed prize money not returned to players |
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64.19
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63.14
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Good Amount of “Cash Value” for Lotto and Mega-Millions printed on front of ticket if that option chosen (only state thus far to do so and a BEST PRACTICE) All levels of unclaimed prizes on web and updated all business days Best website overall Close scratch-offs when all top level prizes claimed Many changes made in last year to improve disclosure practices Billboards, web and back of online tickets include the word “annuitized” |
Bad $50 scratch-off (most of any state) *Despite having marketing targeted toward Hispanics and a large Hispanic population, website does not have Spanish option *Late breaking news – because of this project and
student’s concerns, No $ to problem gambling initiatives Unclaimed prize $ not returned to players Minors are permitted to claim prizes under certain conditions, does this encourage underage play? One of the highest percentages of sales attributed to scratch-offs |
Good Have a voluntary “self-exclusion” option to help problem gamblers Unclaimed prize $ returned to players “Cash Value” of annuitized online jackpots on web No “free-ticket” prize Over $1 million to Don’t use “EDUCATION” as justification |
Bad Lottery winnings subject to state income tax |